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Whitehall Parkway

Ironton Rail Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Ironton Rail Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Whitehall Parkway near Newport, PA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 381 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail 40.67605, -75.49628
Nearest town Newport, PA
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Ironton Rail Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 318–381 ft

Out & Back · Whitehall Parkway

Trailhead: Ironton Rail Trail · 40.67605, -75.49628

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ironton Rail Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miReach Ironton Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Central Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Charles Nehf Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Ironton Rail Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ironton-rail-trail-out-back-9-km-6249

Trail surface

83% paved1% gravel1% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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